Who collects trash in Portland, how trash day works, and which holidays move pickup. Checked against official city and hauler pages on Oct 15, 2026.
Next holiday change: Christmas Day, Fri, Dec 25, 2026See every holiday
Portland doesn't collect trash itself. The City of Portland (Bureau of Planning and Sustainability) franchises 9 private haulers, each assigned to areas of the city, and homes can't choose. Garbage is picked up every other week (Orange or Purple calendar) and recycling and compost every week, all on the same weekday. The only holidays that change service are Christmas and New Year's Day: when one falls on a weekday, all later collections that week slide one day (Friday goes to Saturday).
Contracted haulers by area.
Phone and website as listed by the City of Portland, which gives the Waste Connections PDX website for Arrow Sanitary.
Phone as listed by the City of Portland, which lists no website.
Phone and website as listed by the City of Portland.
Phone and website as listed by the City of Portland.
Phone and website as listed by the City of Portland. Recology's own page says Recology Clackamas serves 'some Portland residents'.
Phone and website as listed by the City of Portland, which gives the website as lakeoswego.disposal.com.
Phone as listed by the City of Portland, which lists no website.
Phone and website as listed by the City of Portland.
Phone and website as listed by the City of Portland.
The franchise covers only single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. Apartment buildings with 5 or more units and businesses choose any City-permitted commercial hauler, and the City doesn't set their rates.
By address. The City assigns each home a hauler, a weekday (Monday to Friday) and an Orange or Purple garbage week. Look it up with Find My Hauler or the Garbage Day Reminder tool or app, which also offers printable calendars and reminders. A 12-month schedule is mailed in the Portland Curbsider each June.
Find a trash day on portland.gov
Recycling: every week. Recycling (blue cart) and compost (green cart) are weekly. Garbage is every other week, and there's a monthly garbage option (every four weeks). Glass goes in a separate yellow bin; the City's current pages don't say how often it's picked up, so check with your hauler. The City's garbage collection schedule map also shows a 'Pilot' calendar with weekly garbage in some areas.
Carts out: By 6 a.m. Drivers come between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. Remove bins within 24 hours of pickup. Source
Garbage, recycling and compost are collected on the same weekday. Garbage comes only on your Orange or Purple week, so time bin cleanings to that week. Some westside homes pay 'Westside Terrain' rates. The City hasn't listed any hauler changes for 2025-2026; the July 1, 2026 update changed only rates and recycling rules. City Garbage & Recycling helpline: 503-823-7202 or wasteinfo@portlandoregon.gov, or call 311 (503-823-4000).
Upcoming holidays in Portland and what each does to pickup. The 2026 holiday schedule is posted, and so is 2027’s.
The City's holiday rule (the same every year), from its Garbage Service Basics page: Christmas and New Year's Day are the only no-collection holidays, and when one falls on a weekday, all later collections that week slide one day. The 2026-27 Portland Curbsider calendar (July 2026 to June 2027) was mailed in June 2026. There's no separate 2027 holiday notice; 2027 dates follow the City's rule.
Garbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
No collection on Christmas. The City's holiday rule: 'When these holidays fall on a weekday, all collections will be pushed back one day following the holiday.' Christmas is a Friday, so Friday customers are collected Saturday, Dec 26. The City's 2019 notice described the same Friday-to-Saturday move.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
No collection on New Year's Day. The City's holiday rule: 'When these holidays fall on a weekday, all collections will be pushed back one day following the holiday.' Jan 1 is a Friday, so Friday customers are collected Saturday, Jan 2. The City's 2019 notice described the same Friday-to-Saturday move.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Source: portland.govGarbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers
Christmas 2027 is a Saturday. The City's rule shifts collections only when Christmas or New Year's Day falls on a weekday, and routes run Monday to Friday, so the rule doesn't move any route. The City hasn't posted a separate 2027 notice.
Source: portland.govBins get cleaned right after pickup, so when a holiday moves trash day, your route moves with it. In Clean Bin System you give each zone its hauler and add the hauler’s holidays once: that week’s cleanings move with the pickup, and each customer gets a text. See how it works
93 names from City of Portland Neighborhood Association Boundaries. Each hauler’s area is listed under Who collects.
Portland doesn't collect trash itself. The City of Portland (Bureau of Planning and Sustainability) franchises 9 private haulers, each assigned to areas of the city, and homes can't choose. Garbage is picked up every other week (Orange or Purple calendar) and recycling and compost every week, all on the same weekday. The only holidays that change service are Christmas and New Year's Day: when one falls on a weekday, all later collections that week slide one day (Friday goes to Saturday).
By address. The City assigns each home a hauler, a weekday (Monday to Friday) and an Orange or Purple garbage week. Look it up with Find My Hauler or the Garbage Day Reminder tool or app, which also offers printable calendars and reminders. A 12-month schedule is mailed in the Portland Curbsider each June.
Yes, every week. Recycling (blue cart) and compost (green cart) are weekly. Garbage is every other week, and there's a monthly garbage option (every four weeks). Glass goes in a separate yellow bin; the City's current pages don't say how often it's picked up, so check with your hauler. The City's garbage collection schedule map also shows a 'Pilot' calendar with weekly garbage in some areas.
By 6 a.m. Drivers come between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. Remove bins within 24 hours of pickup.
Thanksgiving is Thu, Nov 26, 2026. Garbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers: pickup is normal. The City's holiday rule (the same every year): 'Christmas and New Year's Day are the only holidays during the year when collection will not occur.' Collection is normal on this holiday.
Christmas is Fri, Dec 25, 2026. Garbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers: pickup slides a day, so that day’s routes and the rest of the week move one day later. No collection on Christmas. The City's holiday rule: 'When these holidays fall on a weekday, all collections will be pushed back one day following the holiday.' Christmas is a Friday, so Friday customers are collected Saturday, Dec 26. The City's 2019 notice described the same Friday-to-Saturday move.
New Year’s Day is Fri, Jan 1, 2027. Garbage, recycling, compost and glass, all franchise haulers: pickup slides a day, so that day’s routes and the rest of the week move one day later. No collection on New Year's Day. The City's holiday rule: 'When these holidays fall on a weekday, all collections will be pushed back one day following the holiday.' Jan 1 is a Friday, so Friday customers are collected Saturday, Jan 2. The City's 2019 notice described the same Friday-to-Saturday move.
Official city and hauler pages, checked Oct 15, 2026. News and other sites used for details the official pages don’t give are listed separately. Schedules change, especially around holidays: check the city’s page before you plan routes. Something out of date? Email taylor@bincleanmarketing.com.
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